Why ‘Union Joe’ Put the Screws to Rail Workers

Playbook: “People familiar with the process told us last night that Biden and his advisers determined that the risk to the economy was just too great. A strike would disrupt supply chains — including such critical goods as motor fuels and water treatment chemicals — and could ultimately cost the U.S. economy $1 billion within a week.”

One member of a union that voted down the labor agreement told the New York Times that Biden’s move “seems to cater to the oligarchs.”